Early morning crash kills one in Morehouse Parish

Early Sunday morning, a single vehicle crash killed a man from Bastrop. He was not wearing his seat belt and alcohol is considered to be a factor in this crash.

Shortly after 2:20 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a single-vehicle crash on Henry Avenue just south of Bastrop. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2003 Pontiac Bonneville, driven by 44-year-old Terence Brandley of Bastrop, was traveling east on Henry Avenue. The Bonneville traveled across the center line and into a ditch. After traveling into the ditch, the Bonneville struck a dirt embankment and came to rest.

Brandley, who was not properly restrained, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Morehouse Parish Coroner’s Office.

Alcohol use is a suspected factor that contributed to this crash. A routine toxicology sample was obtained and will be submitted for analysis. The crash remains under investigation.